ENID, OK - The Enid Public School Foundation is excited to host the annual Education Celebration honoring EPS building-level teachers of the year, rookie of the year finalists, and support professional of the year finalists.
The honorees, selected by their colleagues, now will be considered for EPS Teacher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Support Professional of the Year which will be revealed during the Education Celebration, March 12 at 5 p.m. at the Enid High School gymnasium.
The public is invited to attend, and the celebration will be broadcast live on Suddenlink channel 19 by EPS*tv.
“We are proud to honor these outstanding employees at the annual Education Celebration,” said Dr. Dudley Darrow, superintendent. “Their devotion to EPS students and families is unmatched and I look forward to celebrating the excellence all of them have committed to our schools.”
The winner of District Teacher of the Year, selected by a community committee, will represent the district at the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year competition next fall.
This year’s Teacher of the Year building-level honorees include:
Amy Reed Kindergarten Adams Elementary
Mercedes Kirkhart 1st Grade Coolidge Elementary
Cristil Carrillo 5th Grade Eisenhower Elementary
Cayla Nicolin 3rd Grade Garfield Elementary
Lintha Niles 4th Grade Glenwood Elementary
Annie Culbertson Pre-Kindergarten Hayes Elementary
Danielle Smith Physical Education Hoover Elementary
Melissa Gibson 1st Grade McKinley Elementary
Marla Fuxa 2nd Grade Monroe Elementary
Ragen Newman 3rd Grade Prairie View Elementary
Ally Silver 3rd Grade Taft Elementary
Heather Reames Science Emerson Middle School
Craig Engel Instrumental Music Longfellow Middle School
April Honigsberg 6th Grade Math Waller Middle School
Trent Holland Biology & Wrestling Enid High School
Eryn Caffey ELL Newcomer Program Lincoln Academy
Rookie of the Year Finalists include:
Sarah Biggers Speech Language Pathologist Prairie View/Hoover Elementary
Sadie Sandifer Biology & Swimming Enid High School
Justin Tyler 7th Grade Geography Longfellow Middle School
Support Professional of the Year Finalists are:
Cassandra Brandt Library Media Aide Hayes Elementary
Michelle Castro Job Coach Enid High School
Danielle Smith Secretary Eisenhower Elementary
To view pictures and quotes from each candidate, please visit www.enidpublicschools.org/professionalsoftheyear2025.
